Cajun Hot Tomato Bread

 

Ingredients

 

Makes 2 loaves

• 1 cup Bloody Mary mix

• 1 cup water

• 1 package active dry yeast

• 1/3 cup honey

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 1/4 cup chopped green onion tops

• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

• 1 clove garlic, pressed

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour, divided

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Method:

1. Combine Bloody Mary mix and water in small saucepan. Cook over low heat until mixture reaches 105° to 115°F; pour into large warm bowl.

2. Add yeast; stir until dissolved. Add honey, oil, onion tops, parsley, garlic and salt; mix well. Add 1 cup flour and stir until smooth. Stir in remaining flour until firm dough is formed.

3. Knead dough on lightly floured board about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Shape dough into a ball.

4. Place in greased large bowl; turn dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl and set in warm place to rise about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down and divide into two equal pieces.

5. Roll each piece on lightly floured surface into rectangle. Roll up each piece tightly from short side, jelly-roll style. Pinch seam to seal; place in greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Cover and set in warm place to rise about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

6. Bake in preheated 400°F oven about 30 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped and crust is brown. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.